Year: 2019 Label: Linn Records get it at Amazon get it at iTunes get it at Linn Personnel Claire Martin (vocals), Martin Sjöstedt (piano), Niklas Fernqvist (double bass), Daniel Fredriksson(drums) Album Info Let Claire introduce you to some of her friends, acquaintances and inspirations as well – John Surman and Karin Krog lent her the Cherry Tree Song, […]
Bumpin’
Year: 2018 Label: Stunt Records get it at Amazon Personnel Claire Martin, Jim Mullen, Mads Bærentzen, Thomas Ovesen, Kristian Leth Album Info Claire Martin and Jim Mullen have recorded a tribute to the iconic guitarist Wes Montgomery, who passed away 50 years ago at the age of 45 (1923-1968). On BUMPIN, the two award-winning English […]
We’ve Got A World That Swings
Year: 2016 Label: Linn Records get it at Amazon get it at iTunes get it at Linn Personnel Claire Martin (vocals), Ray Gelato (tenor sax & vocals), David Newton (piano), Dave Whitford (double bass), Sebastiaan de Krom (drums & percussion) Album Info Claire Martin and Ray Gelato are artists at the top of their game; with […]
Time And Place
Year: 2014 Label: Linn Records get it at Amazon get it at iTunes get it at Linn Personnel Claire Martin (vocals), Dan James (cello), Sarah Davison (cello), Joe Giddey (cello), Siriol Hugh-Jones (cello), Joe Stilgoe (piano, vocals), Gareth Williams (piano), Jeremy Brown (bass), Laurence Cottle (electric bass), Ben Reynolds (drums) Album Info With the connections borne of twenty-five years in the business Claire has commissioned […]
Say It Isn’t So
Personnel Claire Martin (vocals), Richard Rodney Bennett (piano, vocals) Year: 2013 Label: Linn Records get it at Amazon get it on iTunes get it at Linn Album Info Say It Isn’t So is a joyful celebration; both of the impeccably crafted songs of Irving Berlin and of the unique partnership between two seasoned performers at the top […]
Too Much In Love To Care
Personnel Claire Martin (vocals), Kenny Barron (piano), Peter Washington (bass), Kenny Washington (drums) Year: 2012 Label: Linn Records get it at Amazon get it at iTunes get it at Linn Album Info 2013 British Jazz Award Winner – Best New Album Named ‘One of the Best Albums of 2012’ by Jazz History Online. Claire Martin has been a […]
The Early Years Anthology
Personnel Various (see individual recordings) Year: 2008 Label: Linn Records get it at Amazon get it at Linn Disc 1: The Waiting Game (1992) Disc 2: Devil May Care (1993) Disc 3: Old Boyfriends (1994) Disc 4: Make This City Ours (1997) Album Info Linn Records signed Claire Martin in 1991 following a performance at the […]
He Never Mentioned Love
Personnel Claire Martin (vocals), Gareth Williams (piano), Clark Tracey (drums), Laurence Cottle (bass), Jim Mullen (guitar), Gerard Presencer (trumpet) Year: 2007 Label: Linn Records get it at Amazon get it at iTunes get it at Linn Album Info This stylish tribute to the late and legendary American songstress Shirley Horn, originally released in 2007, captures an […]
When Lights Are Low
Personnel Claire Martin (vocals), Richard Rodney Bennett (piano, vocals) Year: 2005 Label: Linn Records get it at Amazon get it at iTunes get it at Linn Album Info The unstoppable duo of Claire Martin and Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, a partnership polished over two decades, originally released their stylish duo album When Lights Are Low in 2006 to critical […]
Girl Talk
Personnel Claire Martin (vocals), Mari Wilson (vocals), Barb Jungr (vocals), Adrian York (piano) Year: 2005 Label: Linn Records get it at Amazon get it at Linn Album Info Three girls give their all in silk and sequins, pinnies and rubber gloves. Bacharach, Sondheim and Tamla Motown, marriage, love and kitchen equipment combine in this hysterical, […]